Alfred Reed Bishop and Doris William Butler

The picture above is the very tap root of Bishop's Homegrown/Face Of The Earth Seed. My grandparents shortly after moving to Pekin Indiana from Greensburg KY in 1947 where they purchased the farm that is now Bishop's Homegrown. This picture was taken in Pekin in front of the old co-op next to the old railroad depot, neither of which exist today.

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Monday, December 6, 2010

Wikileaks=CIA?

http://www.alternet.org/world/149100/the_9_weirdest_things_about_the_wikileaks_st...ory?page=1See MoreThe 9 Weirdest Things About the WikiLeaks Story | World www.alternet.orgHere are the 9 craziest facets of the international uproar surrounding WikiLeaks and Julian Assange.

How about number 10: If you can't see that this is a CIA run operation your an idiot. Let's break the whole situation down for a minute. What truly groundbreaking information has he presented to us in these documents Short of the actual Civilian death toll in Iraq and Afghanistan and the helicopter firing on innocent civilians footage he has presented nothing groundbreaking to us which we could not by simple observation and questioning of authority fig...ure out on our own, the cables themselves even were nothing revealing in truth. He has been allowed to give us just enough information to frustrate those lower politicians who truly don't understand the system they work for and to fire up conservatives and to gain the attention of the media and the masses while never once holding anything which would truly light the torch of liberty.

Here the media comes along with the conservative lower rung, lower IQ politicians crying espionage and even "treason" (despite the fact that he isn't a US citizen and they even throw around the idea of writing new laws so that the guy can be arrested, they build him up as a "Terrorist" albeit a "cyber terrorist" and yet they can find no way to apprehend him or stop what he is doing. What a joke, we all know how adept our country is at "extraordinary rendition" and how proficient we have become at abducting even our own citizens and yet "They" haven't made this guy disappear yet?

Right, that's sort of like not being able to locate a certain nearly 7 foot tall Arab on dialysis in the desert. It's bullshit and propaganda. The guy is beigng protected for a reason.

So what could that reason be?

Well, here we are living in this Orwellian 1984 like prison planet of a world, or at least one heading down that road, but we have this, the Internet, the last real bastion of free speech, free market, and free information, and networking, where anyone with a voice (or hands to type) can express anything they want, and yet they have no way to police it.

In step the FCC who have been pushing for the regulation of the net for years and of course the recent department of justice shut down of file trading sites......ah and let us not forget dear senator Rockefeller declaring it would have been better had the Internet never been invented because of the information we now have access to.

Don't forget as well about the cyber bullying act and that whole "terroristic threatening" law either, not for a second.

So how can they convince us that they need to police the Internet? Well the problem they have is they can't police it, the reaction is to have a useful idiot such as Assange feed us a little light info to drum up some controversy and give us a "folk hero" followed up with his list of National Security hot spots today (google search Assange terrorist hit list) so that we can see now what the media has been feeding us for weeks about him being a terrorist, and the solution is to make an example of wikileaks and pass China like regulation of the Internet.

Think about it for a second, seriously, is anyone in the western world who stands against the governments of the western world while trying to gain the support of the citizenry and fly below the radar to avoid arrest dumb enough to release a list of National Security priorities? And why would they? What purpose would it serve, particularly when you have so much "valuable" information on hand which might truly enlighten us about our enemies in public office?

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Things you should be aware of if visiting or touring Bishop's Homegrown.

As with any business property there are certain legal restrictions we must abide by to protect ourselves and you. This is for your information and is very important for you to read before visiting our farm.

1. Under Indiana law, an agritourism provider is not liable for an injury to, or the death of, a participant in agritourism activities at this location if the death or injury results from the inherent risks of agritourism activity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death, or for other participants to act in a manner that may cause you injury or cause your death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.

2. We love children and understand the excitement children experience when exposed to open spaces and farm animals and we encourage visitors to bring their children. That said, please be a responsible parent and keep a close eye on your children and keep your children at your side at all time. There is to be absolutely no chasing of my animals (regardless of bare hands or baring sticks, stones, or any other instrument of livestock death and despair). Do not enter my enclosures without my express permission and accompanyment. While my animals are mostly calm and tame, go ahead and presume they are the meanest animals on the face of the earth and do not approach them without my consent.

3. Use your brain and dress and prepare appropriately for a farm tour. No open toed shoes

4. I love giving tours and talking and would never charge for information and often times I even give away products for people to try. That said, my time is important, if you feel it is appropriate and warranted I am not opposed to or above the charity of a donation for my time and knowledge, every bit of which you can guarantee will go back into the black hole that is agriculture on this farm. I generally tend to think of my time as being worth $10.00-20.00 an hour. It is not necessary to recompensate me for information gladly shared, but the sentiment is appreciated. This of course does not apply to customers who are purchasing from me or even just checking things out.

The Safe Seed Pledge.

We at Bishop's Homegrown/Face Of The Earth Seed have signed the Safe Seed Pledge which states the following:

"Agriculture and seeds provide the basis upon which our lives depend. We must protect this foundation as a safeand genetically stable source for future generations. For the benefit of all farmers, gardeners and consumers whowant an alternative,We pledge that we do not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered seeds or plants.The mechanical transfer of genetic material outside of natural reproductive methods and between genera, familiesor kingdoms, poses great biological risks as well as economic, political, and cultural threats. We feel thatgenetically engineered varieties have been insufficiently tested prior to public release. More research and testing isnecessary to further assess the potential risks of genetically engineered seeds. Further, we wish to supportagricultural progress that leads to healthier soils, genetically diverse agricultural ecosystems and ultimately healthypeople and communities."

Penn Wilson (circa '96) showing me how to "turn" a shepards hook.

My great-uncle Arlene showing off a Banana Squash he grew sometime in the mid 80's!

Tobacco Culture runs deep in this family. Dad with our crop around '95 or so.

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Sketch of the new logo by the amazing Mary Deem Pfeifer!

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Don't forget to check out the 2011 Face Of The Earth seed Bazaar (public catalog). We've provided a skin and bones blogspot so you don't have to dig through the main blog here to find our new seed list.

Welcome To Bishop's Homegrown

Bishop's Homegrown and Face Of The Earth Seed are the names for both our farm and our family owned business. We are intensley devoted to developing self-sustainable alternative means and methods for our own livlihood as well as for the education of the world at large.

As the world around us changes, evolves, and devolves as we are seeing at the moment we think it more important than ever to be prepared and capable to not only survive but thrive and to understand the intricate web-like system that "eco-logical" farming represents.

We hope in the coming years to be able to provide to our customers not only information but also nursery stock of rare varieties, seeds of our unique breeding projects, livestock, and much more.

Our emphasis is on developing new varieties of livestock and plants uniquely adapted to low input farming in the Ohio valley but also in the wider world. We want to be able to provide reliable stock, information, and methods to those who wish to persue a self-sustainable lifestyle or a career in market farming, but more importantly for those concerned about what lies around the corner in the road for all of us.

Use this blog to keep up with what we have available for sale, the many projects we are working on, and for informational purposes.

Be sure as well to check out our small but growing message board of plant breeders, homesteaders, and survivalists at alanbishop.proboards.com